IUCN status: Vulnerable
EPBC Predator Threat Rating: Not assessed
IUCN claim: “Predation by red foxes and possibly feral cats has led to a past decline of mainland populations.”
Cats hunt quokkas (Hayward et al. 2005; Bain 2015).
No studies
There are no studies linking cats to quokka population trends.
Bain, K.T., 2015. The ecology of the quokka (Setonix brachyurus) in the southern forests of Western Australia. Doctoral Thesis, The University of Western Australia.
Current submission (2023) Scant evidence that introduced predators cause extinctions.
Hayward, M.W., de Tores, P.J., Augee, M.L. and Banks, P.B., 2005. Mortality and survivorship of the quokka (Setonix brachyurus)(Macropodidae: Marsupialia) in the northern jarrah forest of Western Australia. Wildlife Research, 32(8), pp.715-722.
IUCN Red List. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ Accessed June 2023